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How To Disable UAC prompts on Windows 7 [Safer]
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<blockquote data-quote="bogdan" data-source="post: 105" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>The usual way of turning User Account Control off by dropping the slider in UAC Settings to Never notify has a couple of disadvantages:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">File system and registry virtualization is turned off;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Protected Mode in Internet Explorer is turned off.</li> </ul><p></p><p>This drops your security significantly and some applications might not work and for others you will loose existing settings.</p><p></p><p>Windows 7 users have a better way to get rid of the prompts they perceive as annoyances. First of all, <strong>this method only affects administrators</strong> running in admin approval mode (the account created during Windows 7 setup, that you are probably using right now, is such an account), the behavior of UAC on standard accounts remains the same.</p><p>Steps:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Open your Control Panel and click on the System and Security link;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Click on Administrative Tools link;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Double click on Local Security Policy icon;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Once Local Security Policy window appears navigate to Security Settings > Local Settings > Security Options.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In the list look for a setting called User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode. Double click on it and a window allowing you to customize this setting appears.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">On the Local Security Setting tab change the drop-down box to Elevate without prompting;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Click Apply and close all windows.</li> </ul><p></p><p><u>Windows 7 home users:</u></p><p>You will have to use the registry to apply this setting as the Local Security Policy is not available for your version of Windows. The location of the settings is:</p><p>[code]HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System[/code]You need to change the value <strong>ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin</strong> . Double-click on it and in the window that opens enter a value data of 0 (zero).</p><p></p><p>For pictures and a bit more info, visit <a href="http://malwaretips.com/blogs/?p=118" target="_blank">this post</a> on our MT Blogs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bogdan, post: 105, member: 2"] The usual way of turning User Account Control off by dropping the slider in UAC Settings to Never notify has a couple of disadvantages: [list][*]File system and registry virtualization is turned off; [*]Protected Mode in Internet Explorer is turned off.[/list] This drops your security significantly and some applications might not work and for others you will loose existing settings. Windows 7 users have a better way to get rid of the prompts they perceive as annoyances. First of all, [b]this method only affects administrators[/b] running in admin approval mode (the account created during Windows 7 setup, that you are probably using right now, is such an account), the behavior of UAC on standard accounts remains the same. Steps: [list][*]Open your Control Panel and click on the System and Security link; [*]Click on Administrative Tools link; [*]Double click on Local Security Policy icon; [*]Once Local Security Policy window appears navigate to Security Settings > Local Settings > Security Options. [*]In the list look for a setting called User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode. Double click on it and a window allowing you to customize this setting appears. [*]On the Local Security Setting tab change the drop-down box to Elevate without prompting; [*]Click Apply and close all windows.[/list] [u]Windows 7 home users:[/u] You will have to use the registry to apply this setting as the Local Security Policy is not available for your version of Windows. The location of the settings is: [code]HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System[/code]You need to change the value [b]ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin[/b] . Double-click on it and in the window that opens enter a value data of 0 (zero). For pictures and a bit more info, visit [url=http://malwaretips.com/blogs/?p=118]this post[/url] on our MT Blogs. [/QUOTE]
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